tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10241627.post4658972903819817623..comments2023-08-24T06:22:35.262-07:00Comments on Troubletown: Great Depression Hits Troubletown NewspapersLloyd Danglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113305080871480707noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10241627.post-2327535249222473472009-02-02T23:13:00.000-08:002009-02-02T23:13:00.000-08:00Hi there Lloyd; we met when I lived in Marin. I'm ...Hi there Lloyd; we met when I lived in Marin. I'm very sorry to hear about the cutbacks in alt-weekly cartoons, yours and everyone else's. I just got into the Ventura County Reporter as their cartoonist when the daily here laid me off, and it doesn't look promising that I can expand on this. And these weeklies are the very place where cartooning SHOULD be thriving, expanding and bringing new readers to those papers.<BR/><BR/>regards,<BR/>Steve GreenbergSteve Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521164175031658864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10241627.post-90818801193172548502009-02-02T11:46:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:46:00.000-08:00Thanks, you guys are awesome. If you can write to ...Thanks, you guys are awesome. If you can write to the editors, that would be fantastic. These comments are a little worrisome, though. Where are my anonymous detractors to give some balance?Lloyd Danglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113305080871480707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10241627.post-18232538718024008622009-02-01T10:22:00.000-08:002009-02-01T10:22:00.000-08:00Lloyd, your cartoon has made me laugh over the yea...Lloyd, your cartoon has made me laugh over the years. I met you a long time ago, when you were hanging out with that group the Loonies in SF, having just arrived from the Midwest. I can remember looking at your portfolio on this bar on Clement Street. Anyone could see your talent. I knew you'd go far, and this wretchedness is only going to be temporary. I hope.<BR/>Cutting the comics is classic penny wisdom and pound foolishness, and the only justification I can see for it is that it allows the papers to go to shorter editions. The syndication fees are insignificant. <BR/>There's got to be a new model for getting this work out there, but where the hell is it, that's my question. Anyway, good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10241627.post-17170970683790227442009-01-29T13:35:00.000-08:002009-01-29T13:35:00.000-08:00Lloyd, I feel your pain. The Stranger also ditched...Lloyd, <BR/><BR/>I feel your pain. The Stranger also ditched my strip American Affairs Desk which they have been running for over two years. You are right it is a blow to the ego, even if you understand the economics involved. I must say that Troubletown was the first thing I read in The Stranger, so I certainly miss reading it on the crapper. I will read it on the website, but it just ain't the same. I will write to the paper to ask that the strip be returned to it's rightful placeā¦in newsprint.<BR/><BR/>AND, I am gonna make a donation just to thank you for all of your hard work and enjoyment I have gotten from troubletown over the years.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10241627.post-34646706136822608962009-01-29T06:00:00.000-08:002009-01-29T06:00:00.000-08:00And the really pathetic thing is that they think d...And the really pathetic thing is that they think ditching the comics won't hurt their circulation....<BR/><BR/>I mostly read you in <A HREF="http://www.funnytimes.com" REL="nofollow">The Funny Times</A>, which I not only subscribe to, I gave gift subscriptions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10241627.post-20475423457800076962009-01-28T14:43:00.000-08:002009-01-28T14:43:00.000-08:00I've regularly read "Troubletown" in San Jose Metr...I've regularly read "Troubletown" in San Jose Metro. I can confirm that they have problems; Metro is a lot thinner than it used to be, there just aren't as many people buying ads. I can write to them and ask them to put it back, but I doubt if it will help. Sorry.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611547668822891646noreply@blogger.com